Schools forum tonight.. Voting in NJ's presidential primary.. Bd of Ed petitions available..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: (Click HERE to read the posts serially, otherwise take your pick below. There are more stories up than posted below, and more go up during the day. -- Dan) Plain Talker: "Senior Center Building Update" | "City Author on NJN"
Crescent Times: "Wanted: Board of Ed members" | "Thank you John Louise and crew!"
Plainfield Trees: "Tulip Trees" -- A new entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch's NEW POST (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Board of Ed: "School board nominating petitions now available"
FISH: "Charity group without a home"
Letter: Alex Toliver: "Gibson and Plainfield stand in good stead on council"
Historic Preservation: "Montclair's 'demolition review' laws aim at teardowns"
Subprime Mortgages: "Baltimore Suing Bank Over Foreclosure Crisis"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
UC Jailbreak: "Union jail's 2nd escapee recaptured" -- Ledger | NY Times |
UC Prosecutor: "Romankow: It's been a great two days" -- Sworn in for 2nd term.
Bid-rigging: "Essex practices favoritism, company claims"
Cemetery Desecration: "At Jewish Cemetery, Vandals Strike on Large Scale"
Edison: "Choi shakes up Edison police leadership"
Ocean Grove: "State won't close probe of pavilion use for civil unions"
Roselle: "Judges affirm ballot ruling" -- Union County Dem operative improperly handled absentee ballots.
Voter Registration: "Registration fever has Jerseyans swamping offices"
STATE
Obama at St. Peter's: "Washington doesn't care about you"
Bryant Case: "Ex-Senator wants to pay lawyers with campaign cash" -- Ledger | NY Times | Gannett |
Chris Christie: "Ashcroft Deal Brings Scrutiny in Justice Dept."
Court Records: "Panel: Give public better access to court data"
Turnpike Proposal --
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries - Analysis:
Economy: "Credit Card Debt Soars as House Prices Plunge"
Iraq: "New Approach Acknowledges 'Surge' Benchmarks Aren't Met"
Supreme Court: "Justices May Iron Out Compromise On Voter ID"
OF INTEREST
Energy Costs: "Study: Monitoring tools help cut home energy use"
Hospitals: "Physician-Owned Hospitals Faulted on Emergency Care"
Toy Safety: "Toy Makers Mount Drive to Salvage China’s Safety Reputation"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
Plainfield Today: (Click HERE to read the posts serially, otherwise take your pick below. There are more stories up than posted below, and more go up during the day. -- Dan) Plain Talker: "Senior Center Building Update" | "City Author on NJN"
Crescent Times: "Wanted: Board of Ed members" | "Thank you John Louise and crew!"
Plainfield Trees: "Tulip Trees" -- A new entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch's NEW POST (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Board of Ed: "School board nominating petitions now available"
FISH: "Charity group without a home"
Letter: Alex Toliver: "Gibson and Plainfield stand in good stead on council"
Historic Preservation: "Montclair's 'demolition review' laws aim at teardowns"
Subprime Mortgages: "Baltimore Suing Bank Over Foreclosure Crisis"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Reminders:
- Plainfield Dairy Queen's 33rd Anniversary. Join the Albanese family in celebrating 33 years of service to the Plainfield area. 33% discount on all items -- Saturday, January 12.
- Today - January 10. 7 PM. Community Forum: Engaging the Community. Interim Superintendent Dr. Garnell Bailey leads presentations by ALL school principals focusing on progress against state guides and AYP preparations. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue (parking in Spooner Avenue lot). Everyone is invited.
- Today - January 10. 7:30 PM. Act IV Productions: Auditions for 'Twelve Angry Jurors'. Planned as the community theater group's Spring show. Info: (908) 756-0750.
- Saturday - January 12. Martin Luther King Celebration Events Begin:
- Noon: Memorial March. From City Hall to the Friends Meeting House. Sponsors: NAACP, POP and Elks. All welcome.
- 12:30 PM: 'Truth Crushed to Earth Will Rise Again'. Program by the People's Organization for Progress. At the Friends Meeting House, 225 Watchung Avenue. All welcome.
- 2 - 4 PM: 'Lifting As We Rise'. Young people's program. Door prizes and refreshments. Sponsor: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. All welcome.
CENTRAL JERSEY
UC Jailbreak: "Union jail's 2nd escapee recaptured" -- Ledger | NY Times |
UC Prosecutor: "Romankow: It's been a great two days" -- Sworn in for 2nd term.
Bid-rigging: "Essex practices favoritism, company claims"
Cemetery Desecration: "At Jewish Cemetery, Vandals Strike on Large Scale"
Edison: "Choi shakes up Edison police leadership"
Ocean Grove: "State won't close probe of pavilion use for civil unions"
Roselle: "Judges affirm ballot ruling" -- Union County Dem operative improperly handled absentee ballots.
Voter Registration: "Registration fever has Jerseyans swamping offices"
STATE
Obama at St. Peter's: "Washington doesn't care about you"
- Jersey Journal | Ledger | NY Times | Gannett |
Bryant Case: "Ex-Senator wants to pay lawyers with campaign cash" -- Ledger | NY Times | Gannett |
Chris Christie: "Ashcroft Deal Brings Scrutiny in Justice Dept."
Court Records: "Panel: Give public better access to court data"
Turnpike Proposal --
- News: "Corzine recruits old foe as fiscal plan pitchman" -- Ledger | NY Times | Gannett |
- Kelly Heyboer on NJ Blogs: "A $65 Turnpike Toll?"
- OpEd - Dems: "A way out of Jersey's fiscal mess"
- OpEd - GOP: "Monetization looks safe, if not attractive"
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries - Analysis:
- Ledger: John Farmer: "The voters have yet to thin the herd"
- Ledger: Kathleen O'Brien: "Big girls do cry sometimes"
- AlterNet: "Presidential Race Has Just Begun"
- WashPost: "Pace Quickens in Wide-Open Races"
- WSJ: "Polls Missed Late Voter Shift, Key Absence"
Economy: "Credit Card Debt Soars as House Prices Plunge"
Iraq: "New Approach Acknowledges 'Surge' Benchmarks Aren't Met"
Supreme Court: "Justices May Iron Out Compromise On Voter ID"
OF INTEREST
Energy Costs: "Study: Monitoring tools help cut home energy use"
Hospitals: "Physician-Owned Hospitals Faulted on Emergency Care"
Toy Safety: "Toy Makers Mount Drive to Salvage China’s Safety Reputation"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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